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THE PoLoFiELds

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The Polofields Crossing Book Fair
With talks by famous aims to raise much-needed funds for
South African HospiceWits, an organisation with
a well-known legacy in the greater
authors, literary- Johannesburg area. Since 1979,
HospiceWits has been helping some
inspired menus, free of the most vulnerable people in
our society. Today, with more than
Manaka coffee and 125 full-time staff, including doctors,
nurses, social workers, psychologists
more, this will be and spiritual counsellors, HospiceWits

provides care to those diagnosed
one for the books! with a life-limiting disease and their
families. HospiceWits’ palliative
F ollowing the massive success care services help patients to
celebrate their lives to the very end,
of the Autumn Book Fair
at Polofields Crossing, the
and able to pass on with dignity.
centre has decided to do ensuring that they are pain-free
it again – only this time, the Book
Fair is a little bigger and a whole In the midst of the COvID-19
lot better. The Spring Edition of the outbreak, assisting NPOs that
Book Fair will be taking place on 24, 25 The Codfather and The Potato Shed provide medical services has become
and 26 September 2021. Thousands at Polofields Crossing. Tickets for the more crucial than ever, and the
of pre-loved books will be on sale talks will go on sale on 1 September, Polofields Crossing Book Fair aims
in the book tent, and visitors will be and all proceeds will go to HospiceWits. to do exactly that. So, book lovers,
able to donate books there too. visitors to the Book Fair will also be break open those piggy banks, make
able to enjoy a special literary-inspired some space on your bookshelf,
In addition, The Spring Book Fair will menu at SuperSpar Polofields Crossing’s and mark 24 to 26 September 2021
introduce the first set of talks by famous Bean Tree Café as well as free coffee on your calendar, as this event
South African authors, to be hosted by from Manaka Coffee and loads more. promises to be one to remember.

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